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Cover of Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper

Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper

Anna Crowley Redding

This picture-book biography tells of Kate Moore, who took on her aging father’s dangerous lighthouse work at age twelve. In the nineteenth century, she operated the lighthouse and rescued sailors after shipwrecks; the account credits her with saving twenty-three lives. Impressionistic mixed-media illustrations and back matter accompany this story of a young lighthouse keeper.

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Themes
Courage · History · Ocean Life · Work And Careers
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
August 16, 2022
ISBN-13
9780593373408
Language
English
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